Update: Returned from my second deployment to Iraq on 04 Nov 08.

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I have to say, it seems nearly all the women on this website are Liberals... or are Liberals but don't know they're Liberals. So, let's just clear this up and get it out of the way... if you think Rush Limbaugh and Sean Hannity are either wrong or "too extreme"... if you feel compelled to ask stupid questions like "Why do you 'need' so many guns?" and/or "Why do you kill 'innocent' animals?"... and/or you EVER voted for a Democrat for POTUS and/or support killing unborn children... honest, we'd be at each other's throats, I'd win, you'd lose, I'd be in prison... and I'm really trying to avoid prison... so please, don't even contact me. Label me as a Neanderthal knuckle-dragger if you wish, that's fine, but please... move along.

If you've made it this far... I'm interested in finding a tall, slender, non-smoking Republican woman who likes guns and hunting.

I'm ultra-conservative in my politics, I enjoy cowboy action shooting, I like hunting (my work schedule seems to interfere with my hunting schedule, though), I believe in God, I don't use drugs for recreational purposes (and never have), I'm not a gambler, and I like puppies, kittens, and children.

By the way...if your vision of a hunter is someone who swills beer while stumbling around in the woods with a loaded firearm...I'm not that guy. Also, if your idea of someone who enjoys shooting and hunting is that of a Neanderthal, again, I'm not that guy. Just because shooting and hunting are a big, a VERY big part of my life, this doesn't mean I don't have a taste for, and an appreciation of, cultural endeavors. I'm not a stranger to museums, libraries, book stores, symphony concerts, and so forth. I just wanted there to be some clarity on these points.

Oh...the eyeglasses are gone. I had Lasik done 21 May 04. It's really a bummer when Scuds are inbound while you're trying to catch some sleep and you can't find your glasses...let alone find your way to the Scud bunker.

I have a B.A. in psychology, I'm a lieutenant colonel in the Army Reserve, I'm a GS-12 in my government job, I don't use drugs to escape reality (frankly I enjoy reality), and I don't gamble. Truthfully, I think I have several decent selling points. On the other hand, if you're into tattooed biker dudes, I'm not one of them. I read and write equally well and, on a good day, I can even chew bubble gum and walk at the same time.

Most importantly, if my Lab doesn't like you, I probably won't either. She's an excellent judge of character.

*** FOR GOD'S SAKE, AREN'T THERE ANY GOOD-LOOKING WOMEN LEFT OUT THERE "WITHOUT" TATTOOS??? IF YOU'VE GOT A TATTOO, TAKE A HIKE!!!

Try to make it home alive.